US Plant Patent PP16319

Sunmilk

Petunia plant named ‘Sunmilk’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 19, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 5, 2025. This patent earned 14 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16319
Filed: February 5, 2005
Granted: March 7, 2006
Expires: February 19, 2025
Assignee: SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD
Inventor: IWAKI KAZUNARI; ISHIHARA TAKURO; MIYANO SHINYA

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Sunmilk’, characterized by its outwardly spreading and decumbent plant habit; vigorous and freely branching growth habit; relatively small leaves; numerous light yellow green to white-colored flowers with red purple-colored venation; long flowering period; and good garden performance.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Sunmilk’, as illustrated and described.

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